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Ahead of his presentation on NDT inspections of Pelton Turbines with hard coating HVOF, we caught up with NDT expert Engineer Jérôme Delemontez from EDF to get his thoughts on the challenges facing NDT practitioners and what he is looking forward to at the seminar.
Q: Please can you briefly explain your role and involvement in non destructive testing.
Jérôme Delemontez [JD]: I’m an NDT expert in charge of development of NDT techniques on the field of hydro and thermal power plant at EDF France.
<strong;">Q: What is the number one challenge for those using or benefitting from these technologies in today’s current market?</strong;">
JD: The aging of existing power plants and saving costs regarding their continued operation. Of course, maintaining safety remains the main objective in the field of the NDT.
Q: What is the most exciting development in this field at the moment, either within your company or in the industry in general?
JD: New developments where the cost saving benefits in maintenance retains the safety level of the installations.
Q: Where do you see the future of non destructive testing going over the next 5 – 10 years?
There is a trend with embedded sensors in installations to be more accurate for forecasting damage. The key issue is to prove the efficiency of these devices as a whole.
Q: What other topics are you looking forward to hearing about and discussing at the upcoming seminar?
JD: To discuss the more promising trends in the technique and to share the challenges and solutions with the new NDT techniques we face.
Q: Why do you feel it is important for all professionals to join the Non Destructive Testing event?
JD: To share both our successes and failures, and to give some examples of our own experiences. The objective is to sustain and to maintain the NDT profession at a good level of efficiency.
Non Destructive Testing 2019 takes place on 14 March 2019 in Manchester, for full event details and to book your place, visit www.imeche.org/ndt